The Official Blog of Author James Fadeley

And Rejection

I’m sure many are to come. But what surprised me was the speed of which I received it. I had submitted that particularly sci fi story only a few days before and I was used to seeing warnings to the tune of 5 weeks, 60 to 90 day periods, so on. The haste of this rejection was clear: This is not what we’re looking for in the least.

Well, after my shock wore off I found another published who seemed a few degrees more open to the concept of my story and submitted it there. But as I looked over my portfolio of finished works, I accept that I have to establish a good pace of writing, editing and submitting (this takes time too, because you can to come up with a cover letter, make sure that your submission fits their criteria, etc).

How about that blog?

So things are changing this year for the blog. While writing remains the number one focus, keeping up with general pop culture and entertainment is gaining ground. Expect more retweets, more current topics and more thematic changes.